Isaiah 21:6

2 Kings 9:17-20; Ezekiel 3:17; Ezekiel 33:2-7; Habakkuk 2:1; Habakkuk 2:2; Isaiah 62:6; Jeremiah 51:12; Jeremiah 51:13

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Go, set a watchman - This was said to Isaiah in the vision. He represents himself as in Babylon, and as hearing God command him to set a watchman...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For thus hath the (i) Lord said to me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. (i) That is, in a vision by the spirit of prophecy.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Capture of Babylon . This prophecy describes a siege and capture of Babylon by Elam and Media. It is almost universally considered to have been...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. For thus hath the Lord said to me. The Prophet is commanded to set a watchman on the watchtower, to see these things at a distance; fo...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For thus hath the Lord said unto me— The Holy Spirit, having proposed to make Isaiah, and by him the church, most certain of this memorable event,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. God's direction to Isaiah to set a watchman to "declar...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Vision of Babylon's Fall The subject of this section is the siege of Babylon, and the dismay with which the prophet receives tidings of its fall....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The prophet himself is the watchman.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XI DRIFTING TO EGYPT 720-705 13. B.C. Isaiah 20:1-6 ; Isaiah 21:1-10 ; Isaiah 38:1-22 ; Isaiah 39:1-8 FROM 720, when chapter 11 ma...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have prophecies concerning Babylon, Dumah, and Arabia. With regard to Babylon, the prophet has seen the vision of the whirlwind sw...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here by vision, a sketch of that memorable event is given to the Prophet. Though at a distance of time and place so remote; yet the outline of the ho...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thus hath the Lord said unto me ,.... This is a confirmation of the above prophecy from the Lord himself, he showing to the prophet, in a vision...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. Ver. 6. For thus hath the Lord said unto me. ] Confirmin...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For thus hath the Lord said unto me I speak only what God hath caused me to see and hear in a vision, the particulars whereof are related in the fo...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Doom of Babylon. B. C. 714. 1 The...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thus hath the Lord said unto me; I speak not my own fancies, but what God hath made me to see and hear in a vision; the particulars whereof are rel...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Burden of the Wilderness of the Sea ( Isaiah 21:1-10 ). The interpretations of this prophecy have been varied although all finally must relate...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 21 The Burdens on The Wilderness of the Sea, on Dumah and on Arabia. We now come to the second five of the ten burdens. And here we pause...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 21:1 . The desert of the sea. The army which invaded Babylon came not directly against it; but Cyrus made a circuitous route, and collected...
The Biblical Illustrator

The burden of the desert of the sea The desert of the sea This enigmatical name for Babylon was no doubt suggested by the actual character of t...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 21:1-23 THE BURDEN OF THE DESERT OF THE SEA . This is a short and somewhat vague, but highly poetic, "burd...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Oracle Against Babylon
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth, this watchman being the prophet's substitute in declaring the...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Go set — This was now done only in a vision, but it signified what should be done really afterwards.

⁶ For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 21:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 21:6